Sheikh Abdullatif al-Sheikh told the Saudi daily newspaper al-Jazirah: “This is not our specialty. It is the specialty of other parties. We reject what violates the book (Quran) and the Sunna (the Prophet’s teaching) and Saudi Arabia’s regulations.”

In 2009, Florists and toy stores in were reported to have hid their red roses and romantic gifts out of sight to avoid being shut down. This was part of an annual struggle between the kingdom’s religious police and its love birds.

Should the religious police crackdown on Valentine's Day? Or should Saudis be allowed to send some flowers and a card? Tell us what you think below.

Theres a mis-understanding about this whole issue in Arabia. As a British man these cards and flowers are not just for your wife, they are sent anonymously to anyone's wife or daughter regardless of the complications that come with that. Many problems are caused in the United Kingdom during this time of year. Unwanted attention and suspicion prevail. Its harmless fun between consenting adults is the claim. So lets here their response when their wife returns from work with flowers sent by another man. After all it is Valentines day!!!!

NO! Valentine's Day is a day to say, "I love you." to the one you love, with those words, maybe with a card, maybe with a box of sweets and a rose. That is all it is, that is all it ever was. That is not harram.